Film-making masterclass for Stratford College students - The Stratford Observer

Film-making masterclass for Stratford College students

Stratford Editorial 19th Jan, 2020 Updated: 19th Jan, 2020   0

CREATIVE media students at Stratford College joined an award-winning director for a film-making masterclass.

Deborah Haywood directs and writes shorts including ‘Sis’, which won several awards across the film-festival circuit in 2011, and more recently’ Pin Cushion’ – a drama about the bullying.

The filmmaker discussed her career and the art of screenwriting and directing.

She told the class she initially aspired to become a writer.




“When I was aged 23, I decided that I wanted to provide my daughter with a positive example. I took an access course that involved creative writing and I found writing to be like a drug. I ended up writing two terrible novels before I realised that my real love was film and TV.

“If a director has a passion and a drive to tell stories containing hard-hitting themes, they absolutely should.”


And Deborah had some words of encouragement for the budding filmmakers to inspire them on their own paths.

She said: “As a young girl from Derbyshire, I didn’t know that someone like me could go and make films. It’s important to show people that if I can do it anyone can do it. You’ve just got to have persistence and determination.”

Visit www.stratford.ac.uk for details on the courses available.

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